Pump It Up

We recently went to Pump It Up, which is a big warehouse full of inflatable jumpy houses, similar to Jump Zone which I have previously blogged about.  My older daughter has been dying to get back here ever since she went as part of a camp field trip.  Pump It Up is located at 821 W. Eastman (plus locations in the suburbs) near the North and Clybourn red line train stop.  At the website, pumpitupparties.com, there is a schedule that gives the hours each day and the age group that can jump during that time.

The Pump It Up building is quite large but divided into several different arenas and party areas so that the space your child is jumping in isn't super large.  This limits your child's jumping options since there is only about 4 or 5 inflatables for them to bounce in, however I like that you don't really feel like you will ever loose your child even if they are not in your sight line.  My daughter's great love of Pump It Up comes from the climbing wall located in one corner of the arena.  Three kids can climb at one time and a worker puts each kid in a harness and makes sure they are safe as they climb up to the top.  I can not even tell you how many times my 7 year old went up that wall.  The 4 year old tried a couple of times and did alright but the foot and hand holds were spaced in ways that made it a little difficult for someone of her height.  She had lots of fun bouncing and going down slides. 

There are plenty of benches for parents to sit on. There is no food available for purchase. Reservations can be made online ahead of time for a specific time slot. Depending on when you are there, admission ranges from $10 to $12 per kid. Pump It Up has evening jumping in the dark called Glow Bounce, which sounds super fun, unfortunately most of the time slots are too late for my kids

There is free parking right in front of the building and parking across the street in front of the British School is available when school is not in session, such as one the weekends.  Also there is a parking garage around the corner plus the North and Clybourn stop is only a couple block walk.

These type of places are really great as we approach winter and need some indoor options to blow off steam.  It's good exercise and lots of fun!
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